On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously ruled that a plaintiff bringing an action for employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is entitled to...more
Following up on the Trump Administration’s series of executive orders and statements regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI or DEIA) programs, on February 5, 2025, both the Office of Personnel...more
2/11/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
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Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Trump Administration
Amidst a flurry of employment-related executive orders issued during the first few days of the new administration, on January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more
Among the executive orders issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025, was one titled Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (the “Order”).
The Order’s stated purpose is to retract what it describes...more
1/22/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
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In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), one development stands out for its transformative potential: the rise of generative AI tools. Many major technology companies are building the large language...more
7/18/2023
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Bias ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employment Discrimination ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Misrepresentation ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
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Risk Management ,
Strict Product Liability
When drafting employment separation or severance agreements, it is relatively common to include non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in the documents. The notion is that in return for payment to the former...more
7/19/2022
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Employment Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Illegal Conduct ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Assault ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour